https://youtu.be/Xf1gWAToTX8
The third video in our Deciphering the Dinomummy mini-series! Follow along as Mindy begins removing matrix from the newly removed crocodile hand, as well as exposing the skin on the calf where the croc-hand was.

#dinosaur #dinomummy #northdakota #ndgs #NDGSPaleo #dakotathedinomummy #fossil

https://youtu.be/9-QjCPh1foY

Please enjoy our second video in the "Deciphering the Dinomummy" series. This one covers the process of removing the crocodile hand that was preserved alongside Dakota (with some trial and error!)

#dinosaur #dinomummy #fossil #paleontology #dakotathedinomummy #northdakota #NDGSPaleo

https://youtu.be/Md6PMFm1Ydw

Thanks in part to funding from the David B. Jones Foundation, we are continuing preparation on Dakota the Dinomummy. Watch for videos, as we dive into deciphering the mysteries of this dinosaur!

#dinosaur #dinomummy #fossil #paleontology #dakotathedinomummy #northdakota #NDGSPaleo

A big thanks to Riley Black for including our study on Dakota the #DinoMummy in this list of the Top Ten Dinosaur Discoveries of 2022! Great work @uglyfossils, @m_householder, and @TheWoodWyrm

Read the original paper for free here: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0275240

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-top-ten-dinosaur-discoveries-of-2022-180981291/

Happy #FossilFriday ! Here's a close up of Dakota the #DinoMummy 's beautifully preserved, if also lightly munched skin. My colleagues and I recently described this #fossil and tried to explain how carnivores, scavengers, and decomposers can selectively remove internal tissues, leaving the outside ones to dry more quickly and therefore survive long enough to be buried and fossilized. #dinosaurs #paleontology #taphonomy

Coauthors on Mastodon for #FollowFriday : @Boydpaleo @TheWoodWyrm

If you live somewhere with access to the print edition of the New York Times pick up today's copy and flip to the Science section to see a great article on Dakota the #Dinomummy! Also, Natee's art is used not just in the article, but on the top of the Science section!

@DynaSore @uglyfossils
The currently completed parts of Dakota the #dinomummy went back on display at the North Dakota Heritage Center and State museum in October 2021 (right arm, left foot, tail). We continue to work on the largest part of the specimen: the body block.

Hello all! I am a Vertebrate Paleontologist and the Peontology Program Manager for the North Dakota Geological Survey. My interests are varied and include #dinosaurs , Eocene/Oligocene #mammals , #mosasaurs , and #taphonomy. I am one of the lead researchers working on Dakota the #dinomummy along with @uglyfossils . In the summers I oversee one of the largest Public Fossil Dig programs in the country. Follow me for pics of my two dufus coonhounds.